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NEH Application Cover Sheet (CHA-261978) Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grants PROJECT DIRECTOR Ms. Sandra Phoenix E-mail: [email protected] Executive Director Phone: 404-978-2118 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Fax: Atlanta, GA 30314-4207 USA Field of expertise: Library Science INSTITUTION HBCU Library Alliance Atlanta, GA 30314-4207 APPLICATION INFORMATION Title: Building Capacity for Humanities Special Collections at Historically Black Colleges and Universities Grant period: From 2018-10-01 to 2023-09-30 Project field(s): African American History Description of project: “Building Capacity for Humanities Special Collections at Historically Black Colleges and Universities” (“Building Capacity – HBCU”) is a five-year program designed to build capacity for the long-term preservation and conservation of collections at each of the 71 member libraries and to strengthen their staffs in collection stewardship and fundraising for collections care initiatives. Through this program, the HBCU Library Alliance will offer a menu of preservation planning documents, collection surveys, treatment and rehousing services, and educational programs to the member libraries. By helping them to move forward in achieving collection care goals, the HBCU Library Alliance will assist the libraries in building capacity for fundraising for special collection initiatives, documenting cultural heritage materials, increasing accessibility of special collection items, and promoting the humanities significance of their collections. BUDGET Fiscal Year #1 65,000.00 Total from NEH 365,000.00 Fiscal Year #2 75,000.00 Non-Federal 365,000.00 Fiscal Year #3 75,000.00 Total 730,000.00 Fiscal Year #4 150,000.00 Matching Ratio 1 to 1 GRANT ADMINISTRATOR Ms. Sandra Phoenix E-mail: [email protected] 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Phone: 404-978-2118 Atlanta, GA 30314-4207 Fax: USA HBCU Library Alliance Building Capacity for Humanities Special Collections at Historically Black Colleges & Universities TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract ............................................................................................................ page 1 Narrative Introduction ............................................................................................................ page 2 Significance and Intellectual Quality ...................................................................page 2 Long-Range Plans ............................................................................................... page 5 Impact ....................................................................................................... page 7 Audience ..................................................................................................... page 10 Plans for Raising Funds .................................................................................... page 10 Appendix 4: Budget ..................................................................................................... page 12 Appendix 5: Institutional Summary ................................................................................ page 14 Appendix 6: Financial Summary .................................................................................... page 15 Appendix 7: Trustees and Staff ....................................................................................... page 16 Appendix 8: Resumes ..................................................................................................... page 18 Appendix 9: Letters of Support and Commitment ...................................................... page 50 Appendix 10: Advisory Committee for Building Capacity – HBCU ........................ page 67 Appendix 11: HBCU Library Alliance Strategic Plan, 2018-23 .................................. page 70 Appendix 12: Letters of Institutional Commitment .................................................... page 73 Appendix 13: Draft Menu of Proposed Services ......................................................... page 75 HBCU Library Alliance Building Capacity for Humanities Special Collections at Historically Black Colleges and Universities Abstract “Building Capacity for Humanities Special Collections at Historically Black Colleges and Universities” (“Building Capacity –HBCU”) is a five-year program designed to build capacity for the long-term preservation and conservation of collections at each of the 71 member libraries and to strengthen their staffs in collection stewardship and fundraising for collections care initiatives. Through this program, the HBCU Library Alliance will offer a menu of preservation planning documents, collection surveys, treatment and rehousing services, and educational programs to the member libraries. By helping them to move forward in achieving collection care goals, the HBCU Library Alliance will assist the libraries in building capacity for fundraising for special collection initiatives, documenting cultural heritage materials, increasing accessibility of special collection items, and promoting the humanities significance of their broad collections of rare materials and their irreplaceable cultural heritage artifacts. HBCU Library Alliance – “Building Capacity – HBCU” - Narrative Page 1 HBCU Library Alliance Building Capacity for Humanities Special Collections at Historically Black Colleges and Universities Introduction The HBCU Library Alliance is a consortium that supports the work of the information professionals at the libraries, archives, and special collections of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Created in 2002 by deans and directors of HBCU libraries, and incorporated as a nonprofit organization in 2006, the HBCU Library Alliance is governed by a seven-member Board of Directors who oversee the development and implementation of activities to serve the 71 member libraries that serve 75 colleges and universities, all of which are HBCU institutions as designated by the White House Initiative on HBCUs. Since its founding the HBCU Library Alliance has provided an array of resources and programs to transform and strengthen its membership by developing library leaders, preserving collections, and planning for the future. In this narrative, Challenge Grant funding is requested for Building Capacity for Humanities Special Collections at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (hereafter referred to as “Building Capacity – HBCU”), a five-year program designed to build capacity for the long-term preservation and conservation of collections at each of the 71 member libraries. “Building Capacity – HBCU” will offer a menu of preservation planning documents, collection surveys, treatment and rehousing services, and educational programs to the member libraries. Through this outreach, the HBCU Library Alliance will assist the libraries in building capacity for fundraising for special collection initiatives, documenting cultural heritage materials, increasing accessibility of special collection items, and promoting the humanities significance of their broad collections of rare materials and their irreplaceable cultural heritage artifacts. Significance and Intellectual Quality The humanities special collections of the HBCU Library Alliance’s 71 member libraries contain the unique stories of the development and evolution of HBCUs dating back to the early 1800s. The HBCU Library Alliance – “Building Capacity – HBCU” - Narrative Page 2 manuscript, book, photograph, and audiovisual material in these special collections provide vital perspectives on local and regional history in 19 states, as well as the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands. Perhaps even more importantly, they offer irreplaceable documentation on the African- American experience in the 19th and 20th centuries, reflecting the monumental themes of slavery, Civil War, Restoration, the Great Migration, the Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights Movement, the recent Black Lives Matter, and so much more. Complementing these broad themes, the HBCU special collections also spotlight the contributions of individuals in countless fields—from science to politics and from arts to athletics—with the work of very well-known names preserved alongside lesser-known figures who nonetheless left material that can offer unparalleled insight into their time or area of expertise. While nearly all colleges maintain archives documenting their own institutional history, the HBCU special collections can boast unusually interesting archives of this kind, with many of the institutions emerging from visionary ideals often operating in the face of unwelcoming environments. The stories of the early years of HBCUs are key to understanding the communities from which they emerged. From these HBCUs, faculty leaders, students, and alumni engaged with their times, often playing strong roles—as leaders and interpreters—in virtually every important movement that have defined American life in the past 200 years. The following collections offer a hint of the depth of important humanities material found in the HBCU special collections: At the Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library (GA), the Cullen Jackman Memorial Collection contains original manuscripts, poetry, and correspondence relating to the Harlem Renaissance writer’s ongoing efforts to document “Contemporary Negro Life.” In addition to the Cullen material, the collection includes an original handwritten poem by Paul Lawrence Dunbar and an original draft of Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin. HBCU Library Alliance – “Building Capacity